Export from ARCHICAD 23 to Artlantis

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Export from ARCHICAD 23 to Artlantis

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Contents
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Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to Use the Export Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating a New File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Update an .atl File Already Sent into Artlantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Available Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
More information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Export from ARCHICAD 23 to Artlantis

6.5, 7 or 2019
Foreword
Use this add-on to export the ARCHICAD 23 model into Artlantis versions 6.5, 7, or 2019. Although
this add-on is installed by default with ARCHICAD, the add-on remains the property of Abvent R&D,
which ensures its development and maintenance.
In case of problems, please contact technical support: http://www.artlantis.com.

Configuration
Minimum requirements: Artlantis version 6.5, 7, or 2019 installed.
The add-on creates files in .atl file format. Note that file version 2019 is incompatible with any
Artlantis previous versions.

How to Use the Export Dialog

Display the perspective 3D view in ARCHICAD and select the File > Save as... command. In the file
format list, choose the Artlantis 6.5, 7, or 2019 option. Click on the Save button, and the Export
dialog box will be displayed:
The export dialog allows you to:
• Create a new .atl file.
• Update an .atl file already sent into Artlantis.
• Export from ARCHICAD 23 to Artlantis 6.5, 7, or 2019.

Creating a New File

Perspective Cameras, Lights, Sun: Check the items to export.
• Perspectives Cameras: All cameras created in ARCHICAD will appear on Artlantis’s Perspectives
Inspector List.
• Lights*: All lamps inserted into the ARCHICAD project will appear on Artlantis’s Lights Inspector
List.
• Sun*: The heliodon (geographical position, date and time) will appear on Artlantis’s Heliodons
Inspector List.
• Unique Layer: If this is checked, all the ARCHICAD layers are exported into a single layer to
Artlantis. If unchecked, all the ARCHICAD layers will be recovered into the Layers list of the
Artlantis Objects Inspector.

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*Note: If the Lights or Sun controls are disabled on the export dialog, open the ARCHICAD
PhotoRendering Settings dialog box (Document > Creative Imaging), activate the Basic
Rendering Engine and switch ON the appropriate light source.
• Texture Options Wall, Roof, Slab, Others*: Textures associated with the ARCHICAD materials
will be exported.
*Note: The Others option includes all ARCHICAD tools such as Column, Beam, Stair, Door,
Window, as well as Mesh and Object.

Update an .atl File Already Sent into Artlantis

All controls described in the Creating a New File section are also valid here!
Select the Use Reference File option, and click on the Choose a File button. Then select the .atl
reference file.

Available Options
• Replace ARCHICAD Materials with Artlantis Reference File Materials Using the Same Identifier
• Add Artlantis Perspective Views, Lights, Heliodons, Objects from the Reference File
Note: If the Replace ARCHICAD Materials with Artlantis Reference File Materials Using the
same Identifier and the Add Artlantis Views, Lights, Heliodons, Objects from the Reference
File options are selected, only those newly created ARCHICAD elements (new geometry, new
viewpoints, new lamps, new heliodon) will be exported from ARCHICAD that are not part of the
reference file. All outgoing items will be used from the reference file.

Remarks
By default, curved ARCHICAD elements exported into Artlantis are never smoothed. To smooth the
curves in Artlantis, go to the Shaders inspector tab Advanced Parameters area, select the needed
material, and use the Smoothness slider.

More information
For more information, please visit: http://www.artlantis.com.

Abvent, January 2019

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